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[Jennifer]

Old fashioned names are making their comeback -- well at least some of them. I took the top 300 names from 1880 and
took out all the ones that are still used for the most part. And I made a name bank of the rest.
Family back then were often quite large. Let's name Great Granny's 1880 family..

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here are the names - use what you want -

Boy names -
Arnold, Allie, Arch, Adolph, Alvin, Archie, Alonzo, Albert, Arthur, Alfred
Bud, Burton, Barney, Bruce, Bernard, Bert
Columbus, Cornelius, Chester, Clifton, Chauncey, Claude, Clyde, Clarence,
Dock, Delbert,
Elisha, Enoch, Edgar, Eugene, Earl, Elmer, Earnest
Ferdinand, Floyd, Francis, Fred
General, Glenn, Green, Gustave, Garfield, Guy
Hubert, Hiram, Homer, Horace, Harvey, Herman, Howard, Herbert, Harry
Ike, Ira,
Jesse
Lorenzo, Lemuel, Lonnie, Lester, Leonard, Lewis,
Myron, Mose, Millard, Marvin, Morris, Melvin, Moses, Marion
Ned, Newton, Norman
Orville, Otis, Oscar
Percy
Roland, Roscoe, Ralph, Rufus, Roy
Sherman, Stanley, Sylvester
Vernon, Virgil
Willard, Wilbur, Winfield, Willie, Walter

Girl names -
Alvina, Alva, Addie, Alma, Augusta, Artie, Alta, Agnes
Birdie, Bertie, Beulah, Betty, Blanche, Bessie, Bertha
Cornelia, Cora, Clara,
Dovie, Dessie, Della, Dora
Orpha, Olga, Ora, Ola, Ollie,
Elvira, Erma, Eunice, Eula, Eugenia, Essie, Etta, Elsie, Effie, Edna, Ethel, Edith
Freda, Fannie, Florence
Gertie, Gussie, Gertrude
Hilda, Hulda, Hester, Hettie, Henrietta, Harriet, Hattie
Iva, Ida
Kittie
Louella, Linnie, Lida, Lulu, Lottie, Lou, Lula, Leota
Meta, Mabelle, Mable, Madge, Myrtie, Mittie, Minerva, Myra, Mildred, Millie, Minnie, Myrtle, Mamie, Mattie, Maude, Martha
Nona, Norma, Nell, Nannie, Nettie, Nellie
Rhoda
Selma
Tillie
Vina, Virgie, Verna,
Wilhelmina, Winnie, Winifred, Willie
Zella

[Kate]

DH: Clarence Hubert
DW: Agnes Hester

DS: Edgar Moses
DS: Percy Alfred
DD: Clara Bessie
DS: Glenn Willard
DD/DD: Elsie Cora/Minnie Selma
DD: Della Fannie
DS: Stanley Rufus
DS: Gustave Jesse
DS/DD: Francis Enoch/Cora Linnie
DD: Nellie Rhoda

[Fez]

DH: Cora Blanche
DW: Moses Bernard

DS: Cornelius Harry
DS: Walter Green
DD: Eugenia Bessie "Ginny"
DS: Arthur Newton
DD/DD: Harriet Minerva "Hattie" / Florence Edna "Flora"
DD: Myra Winifred
DS: Rufus Earnest
DS: Percy Enoch
DS/DD: Vernon Otis / Alma Florence
DD: Augusta Maude "Agguie"

Cora and Moses
Cornelius, Walter, Ginny, Arthur, Hattie, Flora, Myra, Rufus, Percy, Vernon, Alma and Auguie

[meg]

DH: Stanley Walter
DW: Louella Addie

DS: Guy Sylvester
DS: Moses Roscoe
DD: Clara Mabel
DS: Lewis Clifton
DD/DD: Millie Edith / Minnie Ethel
DD: Lottie Agnes
DS: Oscar Roy
DS: Jesse Howard
DS/DD: Harry Francis / Harriet Florence
DD: Tillie Henrietta

Stanley and Louella
Guy, Moses, Clara, Lewis, Millie, Minnie, Lottie, Oscar, Jesse, Harry, Harriet and Tillie

[Charity]

DH. Willard Harvey
DW: Florence Eugenia

DS: Stanley Green
DS: Horace Edgar
DD: Gertrude Luella “Gertie”
DS: Norman Earl
DD/DD: Augusta Madge and Minerva Agnes “Minnie”
DD: Zella Dora
DS: Percy Glenn
DS: Rufus Roy
DS/DD: Bruce Ferdinand and Edith Tillie
DD: Kittie Lulu

Willard and Florence
Stanley, Horace, Gertie, Norman, Augusta, Minnie, Zella, Percy, Rufus, Bruce, Edith, and Kittie

I have to admit that I have a soft spot for a lot of these old-fashioned names; something about them is just so fantastic. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I just love them. Stanley is one of my absolute favorites for a little boy.

[Nicole]

DH: Alonzo James
DW:Addie Jane

DS: Jesse James
DS: General Lee
DD: Cora Celeste
DS: Sherman Clark
DD/DD: Blanche Joy/Clara Renee
DD: Hattie Mae
DS: Burton Lyndon
DS: Chauncey Gray
DS/DD: Clifton Paul/Kittie Jolene
DD: LuLu Marjorie

[scarlet520]

DH: Albert Percy
DW: Wilhelmina Myrtle

DS: Harry Earnest
DS: Bernard Vernon
DD: Augusta Winifred
DS: Stanley Alfred
DD/DD: Eugenia Mildred / Florence Norma
DD: Martha Blanche
DS: Lewis Oscar
DS: Willard Clifton
DS/DD: Guy Cornelius / Cornelia Maude "Cora"
DD: Henrietta Mabelle

[PaperHeart]

DH: Leonard 'Leo' Walter
DW: Florence 'Flo' Minerva

DS: Archie Roscoe
DS: Bruce Harry
DD: Selma Agnes
DS: Walter Francis
DD/DD: Millie Edna & Myra Edith
DD: Louella 'Lulu' Blanche
DS: Oscar Lewis
DS: Glenn Earnest
DS/DD: Harvey Edgar & Cora Linnie
DD: Addie Clara

Leo & Flo.

Archie, Bruce, Selma, Walter, Millie & Myra, Lulu, Oscar, Glenn, Harvey & Cora, Addie. <3

[LisaAnn]

DH:Arnold Walter (Arnie)
DW: Alvina Zella

DS:Adolph Winfield
DS: Alvin Wilbur
DD: Alva Winifred
DS: Alonzo Willard
DD/DD: Alma Wilhelmina/Augusta Verna
DD: Alta Vina
DS: Albert Virgil
DS: Arthur Vernon (Art)
DS/DD: Alfred Sylvester (Al)/Agnes Tillie
DD:Birdie Selma

Arnie and Alvina w/ Adolph, Alvin, Alva, Alonzo, Alma, Augusta, Alta, Albert, Art, Al, Agnes and Birdie

[AmyB]

DH: Percy Arthur
DW: Minerva "Minnie" Agnes

DS: Willard "Will" Norman
DS: Roland "Rolly" Albert
DD: Addie Louella
DS: Harry Lorenzo
DD/DD: Winnifred "Winnie" Eula / Nellie Orpha
DD: Mabelle "Belle" Alvina
DS: Chauncey "Chance" Columbus
DS: Percy"Bert" Bert
DS/DD: Archie Leonard / Cora Henrietta
DD: Elsie Florence

Percy & Minnie

Will, Rolly, Addie, Harry, Winnie, Nellie, Belle, Chance, Bert, Archie, Cora and Elsie

[ReadeAlexandra]

DH: Edgar
DW: Henrietta Blanche

DS: Jesse Edgar
DS: Oscar Francis *Ozzie*
DD: Mabelle Gertrude *Gertie*
DS: Moses Lorenzo
DD/DD: Winifred Agnes *Winnie* / Augusta Florence *Gussie*
DD: Elsie Leota
DS: Roscoe Vernon *Ross*
DS: Roy Sylvester
DS:DD: Ned Garfield / Hettie Maude
DD: Nellie Rhoda

[Marvelous_Things]

DH: Rufus Stanley
DW: Martha Leota

DS: Roland Bruce
DS: Arthur Sherman
DD: Cornelia Maude "Cora"
DS: Jesse Clifton
DD/DD: Mildred Eugenia "Millie" / Minerva Elsie "Minnie"
DD: Augusta Harriet
DS: Moses Alfred
DS: Harvey Glenn
DS/DD: Enoch Roy / Etta Mabelle
DD: Kittie Wilhelmina


Rufus and Martha
Roland, Arthur, Cora, Jesse, Millie, Minnie, Augusta, Moses, Harvey, Enoch, Etta, and Kittie

[Kristi18]

DH: Willard Floyd
DW: Rhoda Eunice

DS: Lewis Willard
DS: Harry Elisha
DD: Mamie Henrietta
DS: Otis Delbert
DD/DD: Addie Wilhelmina / Winnie Augusta
DD: Millie Louella
DS: Jesse Walter
DS: Ike Francis
DS/DD: Ned Alonzo / Nellie Alvina
DD: Mattie Cornelia

Willard and Rhoda; Lewis, Harry, Mamie, Otis, Addie, Winnie, Millie, Jesse, Ike, Ned, Nellie and Mattie

[PaperHeart]

1880.

Yorkshire, England.



{44} Archie Walter and Norma Henrietta Wilson {42}


Arthur Moses {24}
James Claude {23}
Blanche Ida {21}
Fred Roland {19}
Clara Ethel // Elsie Cora {18}
Agnes Minerva {16}
Harvey Bruce {14}
Lewis Stanley {13}
Oscar Francis // Harriet Florence {12}
Myra Cornelia {9}


Archie and Norma Wilson.
Artie, James, Blanche, Fred, Clara, Elsie, Aggie, Harvey, Lewis, Oscar, Hattie and Myra.

[Rylee's Mommy]

DH: Alvin Jesse
DW: Ollie Gertrude

DS: Bernard Otis
DS: Clifton Lorenzo
DD: Freda Hester
DS: Earnest Ira
DD/DD: Della Kittie and Essie Iva
DD: Cornelia Lottie
DS: Floyd Marion
DS: Glenn Percy
DS:DD: Harvey Norman and Birdie Mabelle
DD: Alvina Nell

[brimariiee]

DH: Harvey Leonard
DW: Martha Harriet

DS: Chester 'Chip' Lewis
DS: Jesse Roscoe
DD: Elsie Cora
DS: Sylvester 'Sly' Newton
DD/DD: Winifred 'Winnie' Dora and Gertrude 'Gertie' Agnes
DD: Clara Nell
DS: Lorenzo 'Enzo' Walter
DS: Rufus 'Rudy' Floyd
DS: Howard 'Howie' Vernon
DD: Lula Edith
DD: Myra Florence
 

[Holloway]

DH: Arthur Stanley
DW: Della Augusta

DS: Leonard Morris "Leo"

DS: Francis Glenn "Franky"
DD: Nellie Cornelia
DS: Percy Bernard
DD/DD: Mable Etta/Myra Harriet

DD: Elsie Florence

DS: Roland Newton "Newt"

DS: Walter Lewis "Wally"
DS/DD: Albert Edgar "Alby"/Addie Louella

DD: Clara Minerva

[Remy Hadley]

DH: Harvey Elisha
DW: Mildred Elsie 

DS: Roscoe Albert 
DS: Newton Clyde
DD: Wilhelmina Cora
DS: Leonard Roland
DD/DD: Mable Henrietta and Harriet Agnes
DD: Edith Winifred
DS: Walter Eugene
DS: Enoch Rufus
DS:DD: Archie Morris and Della Madge
DD: Florence Maude

 

Harvey and Millie with children, 

Rozzy, Newt, Willa, Lenny, Mae, Hattie, Edie, Wally, Enoch, Archie, Della, and Flora